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This chapter is going to be a short one… I don't have very much to write anymore, I guess…

Chapter 22: Family Trees

VO: Some people have a lot of family. Some don't. I never had a lot of family, but everyone gets older one day and grows a family of their own.

"Mere!" Izzie yelled upstairs. "It's all clean now, I think."

Meredith came running down the stairs. She was wearing black pants and a black with white top. "Thanks so much Izzie"

"No thanks. Wow, you look formal."

"I know. That whole social worker thing is stressing me out."

"Yeah, well, I can imagine. But everything is going to be fine, you get to get Adrienne… and Sara"

Meredith smiled. "Thanks Izzie. What time is it?"

Izzie looked on her watch. "Two"

"Okay, she can be here any minute" She turned to the stairs again. "Derek, are you ready?" She yelled.

"I'm coming" Now Derek came running down the stairs. He looked around the house, it was really clean. "Wow Izzie, you're really obsessive, thanks"

"Oh, no thanks" She smiled. "I'm going to go to the hospital." She waved at them and walked out.

"I hope it will go well." Meredith said nervously, she was playing with her bracelet.

"It's going to go great"

"Really?"

"Of course Mere" He looked at her. "You are nervous, aren't you?"

"Are you?"

"No" He lied.

"Well me neither" Suddenly the doorbell rang. "I'll open it" Meredith ran to the door.

"Not nervous at all" Derek said to himself, he followed Meredith to the door.

Meredith opened the door to reveal a small woman. She was about forty and she looked friendly. "Hello" Meredith said.

"Hello. Dr Grey and Dr Shepherd, right?"

"Yes" Derek answered.

"Come in" Meredith hold the door further open and closed it when the woman was in.

The woman looked around. "Your house is lovely" She walked a bit. "Isn't it a bit big for just four people?"

"Yeah it is, two of our friends live her too. They are like family, we started together as interns. We are going to live with the four of us, but that house won't be ready in a while."

"Okay. Can I meet them?"

"They are both at work right now." Meredith smiled. "They are very good with kids."

"Okay. And what is the relationship between you two again?" she pointed at Derek and Meredith.

"We are engaged at the moment." Derek said with a smile. "We are going to get married in March, probably the 21st."

"Okay, congratulations." The woman walked into the kitchen. "Where are the girls right now?"

"Sara is at school and Adrienne is in therapy"

"Therapy?"

"Yeah, we mentioned that at the meeting a few weeks ago, if I remember it good."

"Oh yeah, it's right here." The woman looked at the papers. "And she agreed with that?"

"At first she was a bit scared, but she really wanted to get better."

"I see, it was for her trauma's, right?"

"Yes, and she barely talked for a while, but she started it again."

"Oh that's good, you can see she's getting more comfortable with you"

"Yes" Meredith and Derek looked at each other, with a smile.

"I think I know enough" The woman said writing something on the papers. "We will have the papers drawn up and send to you in a few days."

"You mean, we can keep her?"

"I think so. I'll have to show it to my boss, but I don't see any big issues, so you can probably keep her."

Meredith had tears in her eyes. "Thank you, so much."

"No thanks"

Meredith abruptly hugged the social worker.

"Okay" She pulled her clothes straight. "I think you will hear from me." She walked to the door.

Meredith and Derek followed, hand in hand.

"Thank you, again" Derek said.

"Okay, goodbye" The woman walked out of the door.

Meredith and Derek waved to her and turned back to each other.

"We got her" Derek said, also with tears in his eyes now.

"I know" Meredith wrapped her arms around him, the tears rolled down her cheeks. "I'm so glad."

"Yes" Derek managed to say between his tears. After a few minutes of tightly hugging and crying he picked Meredith up and sat her down on the couch, he sat next to her.

"What was that for?"

"I felt like sitting"

Meredith smiled. "I know what you want to do"

"I don't always want to do that, you know"

"Yeah, you do"

"Okay" He walked over to the TV, but for a change they didn't watched the Gilmore Girls but a recorded episode of Desperate Housewives.

"You're such a woman"

"I know" He sat down and wrapped his arms around Meredith. She put her hand on his lap and closed her eyes. He lightly stroke her hair.

After about 45 minutes, it was time to pick Sara and Adrienne up. They first went to Sara and then to Adrienne. As they parked their car in front of the hospital, Adrienne came running out.

Meredith stepped out of the car. "Hey, you're finished early."

"Yeah, I could go" She said with a smile. "Izzie showed me around the hospital, it was so cool."

"She did what!"

"Nothing" Adrienne lied.

"Okay, okay" She sighed. "Ready to go home?"

"Sure"

"Okay" Meredith opened the back door for Adrienne and stepped back in the car herself.

As they drove home, Derek asked the girls what they wanted to eat. They both wanted McDonalds, or something from the Chinese, but Meredith already made a face with the word.

At home, the girls went outside. Sara played outside a lot but for this once Adrienne came with her. Derek and Meredith were sitting on the couch again when the phone rang.

"Hello" Meredith answered.

"Hello, is this Meredith Grey?"

"Yes this is her"

"Okay, I'm Miss Levy, Adrienne's psychiatrist. I wanted to talk about Adrienne."

"Oh, is something wrong?"

"No, no nothing like that. She just, she was very good today."

"Yeah, she was, she was very happy"

"Yes, she has improved so much the last couple of weeks. She also talks much more."

"Yes, she actually talks like a normal girl of her age when she is happy but when she is down she can still be very quiet."

"Yes, but that's partially the age of course, but that still has to improve a bit."

"Yes"

"But still, I think she has improved so much, she can start school again."

"She can?"

"Yes, she has missed a lot, but she can try. Just to get the feeling back."

"Okay"

"She still has to some to me 3 times a week after school"

"Yes, that's fine, I guess."

"I haven't told her yet, but I thought you and Derek would want to do that."

"Yes, thank you"

"No thanks."

"I mean also for everything you have done for Adrienne."

"She is a nice kid, really nice and smart."

"I know"

"Well, good luck with telling her and everything."

"Thank you"

"I'll see you again."

"Okay, bye."

"Bye"

Meredith hung up the phone and immediately walked to Derek, during her conversation she had gone to the kitchen because Derek was almost a sleep on the couch and she didn't want to wake him. But this time she didn't care for that and just shaked him awake. "Derek"

Derek muttered something.

"Derek wake up, that was Miss Levy"

"Miss Levy?" He was suddenly wide awake.

"Yeah, Adrienne psychiatrist."

"I know"

"Okay, she says Adrienne as improved so much she can start school again."

"Really?

"Yes, she can start again."

"That's great…" He looked at Meredith "We need to tell her."

"I know"

"Should I get her?"

"Okay"

Derek ran upstairs and came back with Adrienne.

Adrienne said on the couch, confused. "What is it?"

"We have good news."

"Okay"

"Miss Levy said you have improved so much you can start school again."

"Really?"

"Yes."

"Middle school, I mean junior high?" She asked shocked.

"Yes"

"Which one?"

"I don't know, we can look at some in the neighbour hood."

"Okay." Her smile disappeared.

Meredith noticed. "What's wrong honey?"

"I'm nervous, I guess."

"Of course, it's high school, well, junior high but still"

"Okay"

"What?" Derek asked.

"I will try, to go"

Meredith smiled happily "Okay, you have missed a lot but we can try"

"Yes" Adrienne wrapped her arms around Meredith, asking for a hug.

Meredith hugged the girl back. "It's all going to be just fine."

"Yes" Adrienne muttered.

Suddenly Sara came running down the stairs. "Are we going to eat already?"

"Sara it's only 5" Derek said.

"But I'm hungry."

"Me too" Adrienne said pulling herself out of the hug.

"Yes me too, Derek" Meredith said with a teasing smile.

"I guess I can go get the food then."

"I guess you can. I'll stay here with the girls."

"Okay" He stood up. "I'll be back in half an hour."

"Okay, see you." Meredith said.

Half an hour later they were all sitting at the table, eating McDonalds.

"Shouldn't we eat something like this at the couch?" Derek asked.

"No we're eating at the table." Meredith smiled.

"So you are starting school again?" Sara asked enthusiastic to Adrienne.

"Yes"

"Are you coming at my school?"

"No honey" Meredith said. "Adrienne is going to junior high"

"Really" She said, her eyes widened.

Adrienne smiled. "Yes I am" She quickly stole some fries from Sara's board.

"Mom, she stole my fries" Sara pouted.

Adrienne smiled. "I did not"

"Look she has them in her mouth right now."

Meredith and Derek could only smile about the situation. They were almost like real sisters, they were real sisters.

VO: Family doesn't have to be connected by blood. Friends you have for a long time can grow into your family too, or lost people can just find each other and become a family…

So… What do you think? Two more chapters after this one. I am thinking about a sequel, though. But that's not sure yet….